SWOV is the Dutch national
road safety research institute. It is SWOV's task to contribute to improving
road safety through scientific research.
SWOV fact sheets
SWOV publishes fact sheets on a wide range of road safety subjects.
To the fact sheets.
SWOV Library
In the Netherlands the SWOV library is the national centre for road safety literature. Consult the online catalogue for recent publications
SWOV workshop
On 16 and 17 November 2009, SWOV organized the international workshop Scientific Research on Road Safety Management. About 50 experts from all over the world took part in this workshop.
Visit ERSO for international road safety information
Knowledge base
- Sustainable Safety
vision, implementation... - Road safety developments
mobility, risk, casualties... - Road safety policy
targets, costs, benefits... - Road safety costs
crash costs, road deaths...
- Modes of transport
pedestrians, bicyclist, cars... - High-risk behaviour
alcohol, drugs, telephone, fatigue... - High-risk groups
children, youngsters, elderly... - Measures
education, enforcement, technology... - Data and analysis
sources, analyzing...
Recent publications
Most SWOV reports are published in the Dutch language, but have an English summary.
- Research Activities 42. (English).
- Research Activities 41. (English).
- R-2009-9; The influence of weather conditions on road safety; An assessment of the effect of precipitation and temperature. F. Bijleveld & T. Churchill. SWOV, Leidschendam. (English).
- R-2009-8; Social forgivingness; A theoretical exploration. M. Houtenbos. SWOV, Leidschendam. (Dutch).
- R-2009-6; Pedestrian and cyclist road safety on 30 km/h access roads; The influence of the layout of urban access roads on collisions between slow traffic and motor vehicles. E.M. Berends & H.L. Stipdonk. SWOV, Leidschendam. (Dutch).
- R-2009-5;The influence of vehicle mass on the injury rate in collisions between two passenger cars; A quantitative analysis. E.M. Berends & H.L. Stipdonk. SWOV, Leidschendam. (Dutch).